10 Iconic Rock Stars Who Guested On Pop Songs
7. Don't Hurt Yourself - Jack White
When you first laid ears on Beyonce's Lemonade, there was going to be some hell to pay in these songs. Even if you're a man at the level of someone like Jay Z, you don't get caught cheating on someone like Queen Bey and expect not to pay for it a little later down the line. And Yonce didn't hold back on Don't Hurt Yourself, bringing in the heavy artillery to get her point across.
Out of all the rockers that could have delivered something ferocious, putting Jack White on a track was considered a bit of a curve ball at the time. When you listen to the music that you're working with here, it makes too much sense, with White's radical glitchy guitars and vocals working perfectly on a song that's supposed to be a warning to an unfaithful partner.
Taking the same drum break from When the Levee Breaks from Zeppelin, this is the kind of song that's raw with emotion and is looking to let it all out in song, which is what the bluesy sounds of Jack has always thrived on. This was also where Jack started to lean into his more eclectic side of music, eventually guesting on albums by A Tribe Called Quest and getting some more glitchy effects on the album Boarding House Reach after this. Either way, Jay Z should count his blessings every day for only getting one of these songs. Get down on your knees and thank God herself.